The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-02-27
A DEATH ON THE CARS.
Mrs. sIossen Expires on Her Way to the
Morris Plains Asylum.

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Morris Plains Asylum.
One of the saddest and most peculiar
deaths that have happened in the State re-
Gently occurred this morning on Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
train near Newark The victim is Mrs.
Christina Slossen, wife of Charles s. SIos-
sen, Of 207 Eighth street, this city. Two
weeks ago Mis-. Slossen was confined, and
for some reason, either through improper
medical attention or careless nursing, she
became so dangerously i'll that it became
necessary to remove her to the hospital.
Here, in spite Of the best attention. She
grew rapidly worse and her reason was at
last dethroned. Drs. Chopper, Luikins,
Dryer and other physicians held consul
teton and decided that her case was a
hopeless one and that she never would re-
cover her mind. Preparations were
Immediately made to remove her to the In
sane Asylum at Union Plains as soon IS her
condition would warrant her removal to
that institution. On Friday the doctors
made out certificate stating that it was
safe to move her, and Detective Clos was
detailed to take charge of the matter.
About o'clock Mr.. and Mrs, Martin, Mrs.
Slossen's brother and sister law. Detec-
tive Clos and the patient, who was
the Delaware, Lackawanna 4 West
ern Railroad Depot, whsre they took
the 9.35 tram. just before the train
stopped at the East Newark Station Mrs.
Slossen, who had been lying quietly on the
stretcher, suddenly raised herself on her
elbow, her lips moved as though she was
speaking but no sound escaped them. She
rested III this position a moment, then,
with groan, followed by a rattle ia her
throat, she fell back on her pillow and in
less than a minute died. the remains
vera taken to the Main Street Station in
Newark, where the County Physician of
Essex county end Assistant County Pnysi-
clan Roth, of East Newark, were sent for
After examining the body they granted
permit to remove the body to Jersey City,
whittier it was taken about noon. Mrs.
Slossen was about thirty-fiye years old and
leaves two children. Her funeral will take
place on Tuesday from her late residence.
Dr. Durrie, who resides on Jersey avenue.
near Eighth street, and who attended Mrs.
Slosson during her illness and up to the
time Of the birth of her child, when inter-
viewed by NEWS reporter last evening,
stated that the case was an unfortunate
one in all its details, and one seldom met
with in medical practice. He further said
that he attended the woman up to the tin
OF her delivery, and during that time gave
as much attention to the case as he Is In
che habit of doing in similar cases. de
saw that Mrs. Slosson was a rather excit
able woman, and learned from MEM
bers of her family that she was
at times subject to fits of melancholy, and
he advised her family that it was doubtful
! if she recovered from her confinement. The
third day after Mrs. Slossen's confinement
he noticed symptoms of fever and used
all his efforts to check it, but before the
| fever had exhibited any very dangerous
symptoms he was withdrawn from the case.
| DIR. Durrie stated that he did all he could
for the woman while he was in attendance
upon her and that he knows nothing what
| ever of the matter after he ceased to be
connected with it.
After DR.. Durrie had been with
drawn from the case, DR.. Chopper, of
Seventh street, was called in. DR.. Crop
per stated that Mrs. Slosson died of Puer-
peral Mania. He said the disease appears
suddenly like s'hash of lightning from
the clouds" and that it is an utter inpos-
sibility to detect its approach. He stated
further that everything was done to relieve
the woman but that it was hopeless case.
| He upheld DIR. Durries' treatment of the
case and said that no physician could have
saved the woman.
| Much comment has been aroused by the
fact that the woman was removed from
| the house to be sent to an asylum while
| she was in such critical condition, and
especially on such an Indictment day as
yesterday.